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THE WEB Library Homepage: http://www.msubillings.edu/library |
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THE WEB Library Homepage: http://www.msubillings.edu/library |
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SITES ABOUT SEARCHING
SearchEngineColossus:
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com
Lists
hundreds (maybe thousands) of search engines, by country and topic
SearchEngine Showdown:
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com
Comprehensive
sites covering engine-related news, statistics, search methods
COMMONLY-USED SEARCH ENGINES
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Yahoo |
http://www.yahoo.com |
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AltaVista |
http://www.altavista.com |
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HotBot |
http://hotbot.lycos.com |
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Lycos |
http://www.lycos.com |
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NorthernLight |
http://www.northernlight.com |
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About |
http://www.about.com |
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Excite |
http://www.excite.com |
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Google |
http://www.google.com |
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AskJeeves |
http://www.ask.com |
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WebTop |
http://www.webtop.com |
META-SEARCH ENGINES: Search multiple tools at a time
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MetaCrawler |
http://www.metacrawler.com |
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Dogpile |
http://www.dogpile.com |
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IxQuick |
http://www.ixquick.com |
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SEARCH TIPS
Each engine has its own bag of tricks.
See the "Help" or "Advanced Search" screens on each
to find out what they can do for you—you might be surprised.
The following are tricks that work pretty much across the board:
1)
The + Example:
+sausage +links
2)
The - Example: +sausage –blood
3)
The " " Example:
"moses lake"
4)
Read the instructions if available
5)
Try your search on different search tools
GUIDELINES
FOR WEBSITE EVALUATION
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Currency:
Can you find the creation/last update date(s)? |
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References:
Is there a bibliography? Is
this just an individual's opinion? |
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Author/Authority:
Who created the site, and what are their credentials? |
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Point
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Is there a bias/hidden agenda? |
SOME USEFUL
SITES
Britannica
Online: http://www.Britannica.com
The full text of the Encyclopedia Britannica, all online, with links to
related
websites
and online periodicals
Information
Please: http://www.infoplease.com
Almanac, including encyclopedia. Good
for statistics.
Newspapers.com:
http://www.newspapers.com
Thousands of newspapers from the US and around the world
FirstGov:
http://firstgov.gov
Portal to US and state government sites.
Good for statistics and more.
ACADEMIC
COLLECTIONS
Librarians
Index to the Internet: http://lii.org
Subject directory
Michigan
Electronic Library: http://mel.lib.mi.us
Subject directory
Infomine:
http://infomine.ucr.edu
Scholarly Internet resource collections.
Academic
Info: http://www.academicinfo.net
Searchable by subject—Once you're in the subject, look for
"Digital Library,"
where
you can find relevant online journals
ACADEMIC
JOURNALS ONLINE
Scholarly
Journals Distributed via the WWW: http://info.lib.uh.edu/wj/webjour.htm
From the University of Houston Libraries
E-Journals.org:
http://www.e-journals.org
Links to the world's electronic journals
Electronic
Journal Access: http://horus.coalliance.org/ejournal
Search for online journals by subject, title.
Also see link to "Other Directories of
Electronic
Journals"
Social
Science Electronic Journals:
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/ejournal.htm
Online
Serials: http://www.ipl.org/reading/serials
Good collection of links from the Internet Public Library
